Equipment Purchases

Specialist UK waterways contractor, The Rothen Group, has has invested  more than £500,000 to upgrade the cranes used on its boats. Working with Danish truck crane manufacturers HMF, The Rothen Group has transformed 17 of its boats to include new crane technology. The investment sees eight different weight classifications added to the fleet – starting […]

Magni has supplied Bocchi srl with the HTH 24.11 telehandler for use in the Carrara marble quarries. Among other features, it has been chosen for its ability to adopt to difficult terrain and automatic recognition of the attachments. Magni’s HTH 24.11 is distinguished by a maximum lifting capacity of 24t and 14t at a maximum […]

Ashbrook Ltd, an industry leader in plant, access, and agricultural machinery in the Northwest of the UK has taken delivery of 171 Genie machines. These deliveries, which began in March, include GS E-Drive scissor lifts, electric rough-terrain scissor lifts, and Z and S boom lifts that will be used across a wide range of industries, […]

Kalmar has signed an agreement with ContainerCo, a leading independent container depot operator in New Zealand, to supply six Kalmar empty container handlers. The order was booked in Kalmar’s Q3 2024 order intake, with delivery of the machines scheduled to begin in early Q1 2025. Established in 2013, ContainerCo has grown to become one of […]

Arawak Port Development Limited (APD) has ordered a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6 mobile harbour crane to add substantial extra capacity to their terminal at the Port of Nassau. This crane will be the first at the port to run on mains power, which means zero emissions during operation. The crane was ordered in Q1 2024 and […]

One of the UK and Ireland’s leading equipment hire companies, HSS Hire, has placed a substantial order for over 130 electric Sinoboom scissor lifts and vertical mast lifts, which will be fulfilled by authorised GB distributor Pinnacle Platforms. HSS Hire has previously invested in Sinoboom equipment; a first order for 30 of the 1932ME scissor […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and DMP SAS, Kalmar’s regional dealer, have concluded an agreement with Société De Manutention Et De Consignation Maritime (SOMACOM) to deliver three diesel-electric straddle carriers for use at the Ile de la Réunion Terminal. The large order was booked in Cargotec’s 2023 Q4 order intake with delivery scheduled to be completed […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement with CMA Terminals, a subsidiary of CMA CGM, to supply three Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers for SAMR, its terminal on Réunion Island. The large order was booked in Cargotec’s Q4 2023 order intake, with delivery of the machines scheduled for Q4 2024. Réunion Island is now the […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a large order from leading Norwegian logistics service provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen to supply four heavy electric forklift trucks, two electric reachstackers and three heavy terminal tractors for the company’s US logistics network. The order, which also includes the Kalmar Insight fleet performance management tool, was booked in Cargotec’s Q4 […]

Two new Jekko articulating crawler cranes have been delivered to Empire Crane Company at its Hanson, MA, USA, site.  The Jekko JF990 is the first of its kind to make it to the US and is the biggest transportable crawler crane in the brand’s lineup. It features a lifting capacity of 46,297lb, a 112ft reach […]